The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-30
FLORIDA.


The post Office at SparlfnAn is to be dis
continued
A telephone line is to be established be-
tween Tampa and Clearwater.
The Tampa Tribune is one of the newsiest
and spiciest local paners in South Florida
The DeFuniak Brass Band is improving
rapidly and now make very creditable
music.
The Anthony Reading Club has been reor-
gained. 1t will meet twice month in the
future.
Crops in Hillsborough county are looking
fine. The corn crop promises to be the best
for several years.
The Concord grape is now in full bearing
at Bombay. Both soil and climate seem well
adapted to its successful culture.
S. B. Knight has purchased boiler
and machinery for the purpose Of establish
ing wood yard near Ybor City.
The Lizzie Henderson carried full cargo
of pineapples, bananas and other fruit on
her first trip to Mobile from Tampa.
Postmaster Dozier, of Ocala, cashed Tues
day, in the course of a few hours, nearly
s., 300 worth of post office orders
Oakland has a brand new church of the
Methodist denomination for the colored
population. 1t is in charge of Rev W. P.
Ross.
Old Suwannee is on solid basis, fnan-
cially speaking She only has SAB out
standing scrip and there is money in the
treasury.
Died at Lake Weir, Tuesday night, Mrs.
Lizzie White, sister of William McGahagin
of that place, and Mrs. Edward Spencer, of
Ocala city
Died Wednesday morning in Ocala, Walter
Alfred, Of Brights disease Of tho kidneys.
llT al -
zen, DIR. Alfred
Henry Gaillard has received his commits
sion as postmaster of st. Augustine, and
viii probably take formal possession of the
Office tomorrow.
Workmen are now engaged in placing a
groined arch over the entrance TO the open
court Of the Ponce de Leon Hotel. This is
one of the finest pieces OF work on the build
ing.
The work Of putting down the founda-
ton of the Alca2ar and Casa Monica at St
Augustine is being rapidly pushed forward
III order to get the walls above ground as
soon as possible.
A number Of sewers are being put in the
streets Of st. Augustine, and there is much
apprehension on the part of some Of the citi-
zens that the stirring up of the soil incident
TO the work will cause sickness in the town
j. Kaufman sent TO the Florida Fruit
Exchange il Jacksonville Il sample of the
June or May growth Of orange buds and
blossoms Of his grove in Sumter county.
The twigs were well filed with open flowers
and newly formed buds.
The proposed Geneva and Bombay pole
road railway is now assuming practical
shape. A valuable belt of timber will thus
be tapped, and the cotton shipments of
Geneva and neighborhood will find their
market through Bombay. The Birmingham
Bridge Company is in correspondence with
the company.
j. r. Smith, of New Bedford, Mass,
recently purchased twenty-five acres of
land in Tampa, five of which he has cleared
up, and upon which he has set out a num-
Der Of orange trees. He will clear up the
whole tract as soon as possible, start an
orange grove and build a home in June.
Some 5000 trees will be set out
J. L..Maull, the enterprising saw mill man
OF Denver, is fitting up n huge lighter,
4OxS0 feet, on Lake Crescent, upon which he
proposes TO put his saw mill and engine ana
hoat it round from point TO point where
lumber trees can be most plantifaily and
conveniently Obtained BY this means IL
viii have AZ oomtuand avery larae portion
OF the woddIe&1 Of floliaa.